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Comelec calls for trash-free campaign at low-cost

MANILA -- An official of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is reminding aspiring Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay officials who will participate in the May 14 polls to minimize their expenses,...

PH agro-based exports rise by 6%

MANILA -- Philippine agro-based exports grew 6 percent in 2017 from 2016 figures, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported. Freight on board (FOB) receipts covering outbound shipments rose to USD4.2 billion from...

Duterte unfazed by ICC probe on PH drug war

MANILA -- If the International Criminal Court (ICC) finds him guilty of crimes against humanity in the Philippines, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he would rather die by firing squad than go...

Duterte warns to close ‘cesspool’ Boracay

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has warned to close Boracay, the country’s top beach destination, if environmental problems there would remain unsolved. “I will close Boracay. Boracay is cesspool," Duterte said during...

Duterte urges SAP Go to demand an ‘open, transparent’ frigate probe

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte urged his top aide, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, to demand an “open and transparent” Senate hearing into the Philippine Navy's PHP18-billion Frigate Acquisition Project (FAP). Duterte made...

Gov’t to repatriate body of Pinay found in freezer in Kuwait

MANILA — The government is preparing to bring home the remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was found inside a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait on Wednesday. Department of...

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